//podcastplus.net/feed/detour~4b966f6e Sharing Light, Life and Love. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:13:31 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/42409340/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-27%2F64bd246a94bac9317c6096b0f316d4b4.m4a "A twenty-first-century form of ancient wisdom . . . Mitchell's flights, his paradoxes, his wonderful riffs are brilliant and liberating." -Pico Iyer The most widely translated book in world literature after the Bible, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living. Following the phenomenal success of his own version of the Tao Te Ching, renowned scholar and translator Stephen Mitchell has composed the innovative The Second Book of the Tao. Drawn from the work of Lao-tzu's disciple Chuang- tzu and Confucius's grandson Tzu-ssu, The Second Book of the Tao collects the freshest, most profound teachings from these two great students of the Tao to offer Western readers a path into reality that has nothing to do with east or west, but everything to do with truth. With his own illuminating commentary alongside each adapta­tion, at once explicating and complementing the text, Mitchell makes the ancient teachings at once modern, relevant, and timeless.--- Support this podcast: ... Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:44:09 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/42409340/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-27%2F64bd246a94bac9317c6096b0f316d4b4.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/42128467/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-21%2F22148903971244cb85518d58ea06d497.m4a What's it about?The Plant-Based Athlete (2021) debunks the myth that our bodiesneed meat, eggs, and dairy to achieve peak athletic success.Drawing on extensive research and interviews with professionalathletes, it shows that a plant-based diet actually results in betterperformance, recovery time, and overall health.Who's it for?• Athletes looking to increase energy levels, speed, and recoverytimesPeople who want to improve their digestion or lose weight.Anyone seeking long-term health for themselves and the planet"What’s in it for me? Reach peak athletic performance on a plant-based diet.…" – read more on @blinkisthttps://blinki.st/5352570172c3?chapter=612cde8b6cee070007b594ce--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:21:09 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/42128467/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-21%2F22148903971244cb85518d58ea06d497.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41834724/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-15%2Fd823af7b77596928795d55688d8dc2e1.m4a "Final summary…" – read more on @blinkisthttps://blinki.st/5352570172c3?chapter=61039e766cee070007903bfe After the Fall (2021) takes a soberinglook at the rise of nationalism andauthoritarianism in places like Hungary,China, Russia, and the United States ofAmerica. It examines how the standingand influence of the US changed in theyears following the Cold War, and how thishas led to the current challenges facingdemocracy around the world.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:48:33 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41834724/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-15%2Fd823af7b77596928795d55688d8dc2e1.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41727781/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-13%2F0d37637f72aa140257daed88e39afafb.m4a https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZCi1DaDL4&feature=share--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:01:49 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41727781/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-13%2F0d37637f72aa140257daed88e39afafb.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41676600/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-12%2Ffb9853be77a2d220b398b09251f0ecd6.m4a "Beliefs and values tend to be justified by rights and duties, but a pragmatic approach is more illuminating.…" – read more on @blinkisthttps://blinki.st/5352570172c3?chapter=5c6a7ada6cee0700079ef28d--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:05:48 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41676600/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-12%2Ffb9853be77a2d220b398b09251f0ecd6.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41481355/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-08%2F9f05bbf077ab699ac547f76bb0b3010e.m4a https://blinki.st/5352570172c3?blinkspack=the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-star-ck-en--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:57:55 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41481355/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-08%2F9f05bbf077ab699ac547f76bb0b3010e.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41313833/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-05%2F430918c300ed519ee5e7c267955e4a6c.m4a "Understand the tax code to help you minimize your taxes.…" – read more on @blinkisthttps://blinki.st/5352570172c3?chapter=528234743334640018410000--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:43:44 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41313833/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-05%2F430918c300ed519ee5e7c267955e4a6c.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41312374/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-05%2F70ebfe4848d7ecff6f02e4f54ef7d79b.m4a https://blinki.st/5352570172c3?blinkspack=the-5-am-club-en--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:04:11 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/41312374/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-10-05%2F70ebfe4848d7ecff6f02e4f54ef7d79b.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/34479185/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2021-4-29%2F191522587-44100-2-c97609702aa51.m4a A 2 minute clip from a book that has had great impact in my life. The Complete Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch, narrated by Neale Donald Walsh, Edward Asner, Ellen Burstyn on my Audible app. Try Audible and get it here: https://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B07HB4VGPB&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Sat, 29 May 2021 18:55:03 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/34479185/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2021-4-29%2F191522587-44100-2-c97609702aa51.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/31432179/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2021-3-14%2F175628803-44100-2-d60f93a98948f.m4a In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Backyardblessings/support Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:26:37 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/871fd88/podcast/play/31432179/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2021-3-14%2F175628803-44100-2-d60f93a98948f.m4a